Name some movies in which guns have been banned
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V for Vandetta is a nice one.
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VERY well put damien
The "museum" scene was the stupidest nonsense in hollywood history bar none. I wasn't a gun nut then, but the FIRST time I saw it I yelled at how the guns were kept FULLY loaded in the museum. Stallone is a moron.I didn't know Clint Eastwood worked for that Michigan police department (whoops did I say that). http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...=nFt&q=open+gun+carriers+arrested&btnG=Search
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Tombstone. Sam Elliot's speach to the townspeople after he became the town Marshal sounded just like a few house Democrats we all know and despise.
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Here's the script but I sure can't figure out which quote is being referenced...
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The scene is the one where Elliot, acting as Sheriff, has just posted a "No guns" sign in town, and the crowd is complaining. Elliot's lines are something like "No one's saying you can't own a gun, and no one's saying you can't carry a gun. All I'm saying is that you can't carry a gun in town!"
As for my contribution, I'll put up "Schindler's list".
As for my contribution, I'll put up "Schindler's list".
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I saw it a couple weeks ago and it was something like:
*after he just nailed up a flyer of the new ordnance against guns in town and townspeople are gathered around with their guns, groaning and upset*
"We're not sayin you can't own guns, we're not sayin you can't carry guns! We're just sayin you can't carry guns in town."
RobMoore
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As the quote has been made, I know it sounds tame by todays standards, but to me it sounded just like the kind of "you can keep a gun to hunt, we just want assualt rifles" type comment.
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Clockwork Orange.
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Tombstone (Kurt Russel) and Wyatt Earp (Kevin Costner) were actually pretty accurate depictions of gun control of the era. Most towns had ordnances prohibiting the carrying of firearms...concealed or openly...and the penalties for breaking the law were heavy fines and sometimes a day or two in a jail cell. The Hollywood/TV versions of everybody packin' a Peacemaker in a low-slung rig is fantasy.
Even (the real) Wyatt Earp rarely carried a sixgun within a town proper except when he was acting in an official capacity and on duty unless there had been open threats on his life...which there often were...and when he did, he tried to do it discreetly and took pains to conceal it.
Even though it was one of the early attempts at "gun control" and unilateral disarmament...it was understandable under the prevailing conditions. Saloons were everywhere...as were drovers fresh off the range, and liquor flowed freely. A pair of drunks unloading at one another across a street lined with mostly wooden buildings that offered little protection from gunfire made for more than a few injured and dead innocent bystanders. Since there was too much money to be made in the saloons and gambling halls, they weren't about to prohibit drinking, gambling, fistfighting, and general partying...so the logical step was to prohibit being armed while engaging in the rousing fun offered by a cowtown on a Saturday night.
Even (the real) Wyatt Earp rarely carried a sixgun within a town proper except when he was acting in an official capacity and on duty unless there had been open threats on his life...which there often were...and when he did, he tried to do it discreetly and took pains to conceal it.
Even though it was one of the early attempts at "gun control" and unilateral disarmament...it was understandable under the prevailing conditions. Saloons were everywhere...as were drovers fresh off the range, and liquor flowed freely. A pair of drunks unloading at one another across a street lined with mostly wooden buildings that offered little protection from gunfire made for more than a few injured and dead innocent bystanders. Since there was too much money to be made in the saloons and gambling halls, they weren't about to prohibit drinking, gambling, fistfighting, and general partying...so the logical step was to prohibit being armed while engaging in the rousing fun offered by a cowtown on a Saturday night.
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Schindler's List
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Wish I'd thought of that one.
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+1 on this one, big time.
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The sequence in which he disarmed English Bob of his hide-out gun made this painfully clear:
BTW: the film's title is simply Unforgiven.
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Good call!jahwarrior said:
The sequence in which he disarmed English Bob of his hide-out gun made this painfully clear:
Little Bill Daggett: "I'll have that thirty-two, Bob."
English Bob: "Would you leave me defenseless in the face of my enemies, Bill?"
Of course he would, for as soon as the little revolver is handed over, the Sheriff immediately proceeds to thrash the man within an inch of his life.English Bob: "Would you leave me defenseless in the face of my enemies, Bill?"
BTW: the film's title is simply Unforgiven.
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Okay, I'll play along....
How about Shawn of the Dead, where after a zombie outbreak in the UK, one of the main characters comes to the conclusion that having a firearm might just be a good idea. However, since it's the UK, almost no firearms are available, and the zombies are initially winning the day.
As a plot device, they find a lever action rifle at a pub, confirming that the pub owner was somehow connected to organized crime.
Although the movie is actually pretty funny (spoofing Dawn of the Dead), I couldn't help making the observation that it copped-out on private gun ownership because at the end, they do not use the rifle effectively, and a truck load of Gov't troops with the latest mall-ninja EBRs came to the rescue.
Hence, it re-enforces the idea that a private citizen should not be armed because the Gov't will come to the rescue, and only Gov't troops should have guns because they are the only ones professional enough to handle them..
How about Shawn of the Dead, where after a zombie outbreak in the UK, one of the main characters comes to the conclusion that having a firearm might just be a good idea. However, since it's the UK, almost no firearms are available, and the zombies are initially winning the day.
As a plot device, they find a lever action rifle at a pub, confirming that the pub owner was somehow connected to organized crime.
Although the movie is actually pretty funny (spoofing Dawn of the Dead), I couldn't help making the observation that it copped-out on private gun ownership because at the end, they do not use the rifle effectively, and a truck load of Gov't troops with the latest mall-ninja EBRs came to the rescue.
Hence, it re-enforces the idea that a private citizen should not be armed because the Gov't will come to the rescue, and only Gov't troops should have guns because they are the only ones professional enough to handle them..
Science fiction movies tend to often accurately tell the future (notice a cell phone looks an awful lot like a Star Trek communicator).
Demolition man, far from stupid, predicts the rise of Schwarzenegger to the Presidency. Long before he was Governor in the real world. Think about it, and be well.
Demolition man, far from stupid, predicts the rise of Schwarzenegger to the Presidency. Long before he was Governor in the real world. Think about it, and be well.
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The Last Samurai
Robocop
8 Mile
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The ones mentioned, plus "Jakob the Liar".
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